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Cook Islands reports dengue fever-related death
9 Feb 2026The Cook Islands declared a dengue outbreak in May 2025.
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'Anything is possible': NZ-born Tongan set for Super Bowl debut
The Seahawks' running back George Holani was born in Auckland and lived in Onehunga before his family migrated to the US.
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Outcry on Saipan after 'Free Palestine' mural vandalised, arrest made
9 Feb 2026The mural, painted on private property in the village of San Jose and associated with the grassroots group Marianas for Palestine, was defaced last week.
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Tokelau general election results returned
The results of the 2026 Tokelau general election have been returned, after voters went to the polls on Thursday.
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Sevens: Fiji go down to South Africa in Perth final
Osea Kolinisau's players were chasing back-to-back titles, following their title win in Singapore the previous weekend.
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Tahiti United claim first win in OFC Pro League
Tahiti United and Bula FC now have five points each on the points table.
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OFC Pro League: Hekari remains bottom after loss
8 Feb 2026Hekari has a single point after losing four of their five matches so far.
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Football: Kings upset Auckland in Port Moresby
It was the Solomon Islanders' second win in the OFC Pro League.
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Pasifika hit hardest in NZ unemployment stats
6 Feb 2026Latest figures from Stats NZ show Pacific unemployment rate rose to 12.3 percent, with the government pinning the blame on the previous government's "dreadful mismanagement of the economy". Audio
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'Decide for ourselves': Ratu Tevita Mara warns Fiji against looking back to Britain
A high chief and the son of Fiji's first prime minister says Fijians need to decide their own future rather than "recede" the country back to the British Monarchy.
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Fiji Sevens team to face NZ in Perth semifinals
8 Feb 2026Fiji were three from three in their pool matches.
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Cook Islands club secures place in Oceania champions' league
7 Feb 2026The OFC men's champions' league kicks off in Fiji in August.
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Cocaine-linked vessel departs after ‘necessary remedial work’
6 Feb 2026The vessel, which was intercepted with tonnes of cocaine before arriving in Rarotonga under a distress call for engine repairs, departed Avatiu Port Wednesday NZT.
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Airlines' return seen as a boost to Oceania sports connectivity
6 Feb 2026Philippine Airlines' planned return to Saipan is being welcomed not only as a boost to Manila-centric air connectivity, but also as a potential game-changer for sports travel across Oceania.
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OFC Pro League clubs visit community ahead of matches
A day out with the community was how some clubs competing at the OFC Pro League in Port Moresby spent their free day on Thursday, ahead of their matches this weekend.
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Preview: Tougher challenges for Fiji teams at Perth 7s
The Fiji men's and women's sevens rugby teams competing at Perth Sevens this weekend will face tougher challenges in their respective pools.
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Super Rugby Pacific preview: Moana Pasifika
6 Feb 2026Super Rugby Pacific is back after a real return to form last year, with the competition kicking off in Dunedin on 13 February.
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'We are all connected': Indigenous, Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi
5 Feb 2026Waitangi Day commemorations have become a gathering point for Indigenous ocean leadership from across the Pacific.
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Polls close in Tokelau election
Polling stations are now closed in Tokelau and counting for the national election is underway.
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Former anti-corruption chief seeks millions in compensation
The Fiji High Court ruled on Monday that Barbara Malimali's dismissal in June last year by the Fijian head of state - on the advice of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka - was unlawful.
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Health authorities in PNG's Morobe province respond to flu outbreak
5 Feb 2026Many parts of Papua New Guinea are reported to be experiencing outbreaks of the H3N2 virus, with the country in the middle of the rainy season.
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Report points to Pacific Islander exploitation
5 Feb 2026The PALM scheme employs about 32,000 workers from nine Pacific countries and Timor-Leste to fill crucial gaps in agriculture, meat processing, and aged care.
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Full immersion school opens in Rarotonga to save Māori language
5 Feb 2026"Cook Islands Māori is on the trajectory to becoming an extinct language." Audio
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Security expert warns drug network mapping hampered by lack of inquiry
5 Feb 2026Concerns have been raised regarding why the MV Raider and its crew - intercepted with 4.87 tonnes of cocaine - were released without an investigation.
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